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GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

Gerunds & Infinitives

CONTENT

1. Gerunds 7. Progressive Infinitives
2. Passive Gerunds 8. Passive Infinitives
3. Perfect Gerunds 9. Perfect Infinitives
4. Passive Perfect Gerunds 10. Perfect Passive Infinitives
5. Bare Infinitves 11. Perfect Passive Infinitives
6. To Infinitives

Bu ünitede aşağıdaki konuları öğreneceksiniz:

• Gerunds
Parents should avoid putting too much academic pressure on children.
• Passive Gerunds
Nearly all teachers hate being interrupted while they are delivering a lecture.
• Perfect Gerunds
Lisa regretted having said those hurtful words to her best.

• Passive Perfect Gerunds
The company’s CEO was suspected of having been involved in the financial scandal, which led to his
resignation and a thorough investigation.
• Bare Infinitives
Why don’t you let the students come up with their own decisions?
• To Infinitives

Fruits and vegetables are known to contain essential vitamins and nutrients.
• Progressive Infinitives
The new marketing strategy seems to be working as website traffic and sales have significantly increased.
• Passive Infinitives
After completing the task, the worker wanted to be paid more than the agreed amount, which caused conflict
with the employer.
• Perfect Infinitives
The ancient Mayans are known to have built impressive architectural structures, such as Chichen-Itza and
Tikal.

• Perfect Passive Infinitives
The latest model of the smartphone is said to have been purchased by millions of people around the world
within the first week of its release.
• Perfect Progressive Infinitives
Janine is known to have been following a healthy lifestyle over the past few months.

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